"Rzhev" and "Udomlya" were put into operation: in Russia two corvettes of the Karakurt project were descended on the water (photo)

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Mykola Yevmenov said on this occasion that the ships after completion of construction and tests "would contribute to the operational power of the" Russian Navy. Small missile ships of 22800 "Karakurt" were being designated by the Central Marine Design Bureau "Diamond" in St. Petersburg. They have relatively small sizes and watertone, which affects the nature of their combat use.

Ships are designed to perform combat tasks in coastal waters, and can also move internal river communications. Corvets are also designed to defeat the strategic objects of the enemy, the destruction of surface warships and enemy maritime objects on their own and in conjunction with other forces, reflection of attacks from the air. In addition, they can destroy the divers of the deversions, conduct search and rescue operations and provide support for the coastal security units.

The sizes and basic running characteristics of the corvette of the project 22800: the ship of the series "Karakurt" is characterized by increased seafiveness, high maneuverability, low radar noticeability of the superstructure and housing. The armament of the corvette, the main weapon of the ship is the vertical launcher 3S-14, which consists of eight cells and which is located in the superstructure.

This complex allows you to launch caliber missiles and anti -ship Onyx, also provides for the launch of "hypersonic" rockets "Zircon". The corvette is also equipped with a 76-mm AK-176MA gun and the anti-aircraft missile and gun-gun. The ship can carry the unmanned aircraft "Orlan-10". It should be noted that one ship "Karakurt" is part of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. This is Cyclone Corvette, which was admitted to the Black Sea Fleet on July 12, 2023.